now they give me a damn tech form! i was using the scca one, which is more comprehensive so its ok. i put in for hpde2, a bit more advanced but i dont mind being treated like a noob that knows what hes doing.

huhwha, where did you get your helmet? i need to find a large one

 

Got mine at Summit Racing. I did a mail order thing because I had a gift card.

As far as tech, I had sent an email to see if we could get pre-teched in Columbus. Apparently not, but not everybody has gotten back to me either. That means we need to tech at the track - at 07:00. Which means up at 05:00 to be on the road by 05:45

 

Have fun guys. Mid-Ohio is a blast and looks like a brand new track with the new pavement. NASA is a great group to run with.

 

Damn I won't be able to go. One of my coworkers is on vacation that week so I'll have to work both Friday and Saturday. Maybe I'll make the one in August.

 

Guys,

Long time lurker here. Own S2000. Have tremendous respect for RX8. Anyways, I will be out there I believe. Have been running NASA HPDE for a few years now. Another good group of people to run with is Chin Motorsports formerly known as TracQuest. It will cost about $150 more per day but you will get 3+ hours of track time in places like Mid Ohio.

Anyways, new pavement at Mid Ohio is very slick and all the reference marks are gone now. Also, don't even think about using curbs. Because it sits about good foot off the ground and it will destroy your wheels and tires.

 

Soundzero,

Thanks for the tips. Be sure to stop by if you're up there next Friday. We'll have at least 3 RX-8s. The more the merrier!

 

ok, so whats the plan for friday morning? is it just the two of us coming from columbus now?

edit: didnt see soundzero was from dublin so i guess there are three

 

We need to be there at 7:00. If memory serves, there is a Duke & Duchess (BP) off the Rt36 exit on 71. If you want, we could meet there at 6:00. I'll pm you my cell.

 

I'll be there, unfortunately though not driving this time, but hopefully I'll see you all there.

 

For anybody wanting to caravan from the Columbus area, we will meet at the McDonald's on Tuttle Crossing in Dublin at 05:30. See you there!

 

the day went well, learned a lot about the car and had a blast. jet is fast . btw, jet, if youre reading this before the weekend sessions take your traction control off (push off, not full 8 second hold off,) it makes a big difference!

 

Yup - it was a great time! Long day for an old guy like me.

Here are a few pics for fun.

I'm the one with the lime green eyes!

 

Thanks. It was great to meet the both of you.

I only stayed the Friday as you did. I'll try it with it off at the next track day (Watkins Glen in Aug.).

I asked Rob (Black Prelude) to see what times he got. He had his video going so we should be able to get some lap times. I hope to better 1:52. That's what I was told I got during either the first or second session. I'll let you know when I hear back from him.

The funny thing was track buddy Jon (silver M3) and I were seeing how each of us measured up. He has more experience than I in general and had been to Mid-Ohio far more times. We wanted to see how each other would do against the other - me in the 8 with R-compound tires, he in his M3 with streets. It was a little like David and Goliath. (an optimistic 237HP vs his conserative 333HP).
At least on the Mid-Ohio track David won. The beauty of handling. I was at best 1 sec. or so better. Not much, just a tick better. Good for my ego. I usually get crushed by the high HP cars at the larger tracks so it was nice to get a taste of being faster.

Hope we run with each other again.

 

1:52, holy crap. thats what my dad (a certified instructor) was turning in his 355 a few weeks back!

 

Got the feedback......

1:50 - 1:51

Unfortunately for only 1 lap .... because of time spent dicing behind the Mini. That's the hardest I've driven for a while. I guess I'm getting old.

Pretty happy with that. Last year with only 2 dry session experience I was around 1:54.

 

he doesnt by chance have my times does he?

 

Sorry no. He got the times from his in-car when we were out together in session 3. The session 1 & 2 numbers came from another in-car source in our group.